It took Tiger Woods a low second day at Valhalla after a first round that was one over par to make the cut at the PGA Championship. But after making three bogeys in a row early on Friday, Woods joined a long list of players who didn’t play over the weekend in Kentucky.
The 15-time Major winner is still positive, even though he didn’t play much in the first Major of 2024 and didn’t do well in the second. His focus now shifts to the US Open at Pinehurst in June, where he got a special exemption in April.
Woods said after his round on Friday, “It was a great week being here, being here at Valhalla, and unfortunately my scores did not reflect how the people treated me and how great a week I had.” He added that he is in better shape now than he was a month ago. I hit way too many shots, though.
“I got off to a bad start, and the rough caught me at 2.” The bunker also doesn’t have any sand. I just messed up there. I worsened the problem there at 4. Just keep
making mistakes and doing things you can’t do, not just in events but in majors, especially. I kept making them. I hung around for most of the day, but sadly, the damage was done early.
“I just got to… I need to play more. Unfortunately, I just haven’t played a whole lot of tournaments, and not a whole lot of tournaments were on my plan either. Hopefully everything will somehow come together in my practice sessions at home and I will be ready for Pinehurst. Physically, yes, I am better than I was a month ago. I still have more ways to go, lots of growth to go physically, and hopefully my team and I can get that done pre-Pinehurst and going into it.”
Missing just his 14th major cut in his career, a feat spreading back to 1995, Woods also explained how his time on the PGA Tour Policy Board is going, a post he was appointed to in March 2024.
Despite being part of talks between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, the 48-year-old claims it hasn’t impacted his golf, with Woods stating: “They’re both equally important to me, playing and my responsibilities as a player director, whether it’s on the policy board or it’s on the enterprise board.
